Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill in Lok Sabha.
The Bill was earlier approved by the Union Cabinet. The members of the Committee will be chosen by the Speaker and the Committee shall make a report by the first day of the next Session.
This exercise builds on the success of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 — the first consolidated legislation to systematically decriminalise minor offences across multiple Acts. The 2023 Act, notified on 11th August 2023, decriminalised 183 provisions in 42 Central Acts administered by 19 Ministries/Departments.
According to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the 2025 Bill expands this reform agenda to cover 16 Central Acts administered by 10 Ministries and Departments.
“A total of 355 provisions are proposed to be amended — 288 provisions decriminalised to foster Ease of Doing Business, and 67 provisions proposed to be amended to facilitate Ease of Living,” the ministry said.
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 also proposes 67 amendments under New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (NDMC Act) and Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to facilitate Ease of Living.
Four Acts — the Tea Act, 1953, Legal Metrology Act, 2009, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — were part of Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 and are proposed for further decriminalisation under the current Bill. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 marks a significant milestone in India’s regulatory reform journey.
